Stories of Hope
Inspirational stories open up pathways for connection, hope, love and second chances. These stories feature individuals in our community who have been impacted by donation and transplantation, and who have been highlighted in our annual LifeCenter Calendar, bring to life the ways in which people support each other, especially through challenging times and turn their stories into hope.
- All
- Donation Champions
- Donor Families
- Living Donors
- Organ Recipients
- Tissue and Cornea Recipients
- Waiting
Organ Recipients
Melissa Armstrong – Kidney Recipient
My name is Melissa Armstrong and I have been on dialysis for 13 years. In 2003, I received a kidney from my mom’s best friend, …
Organ Recipients
Hailee Carson – Liver Transplant Recipient
April 18, 2017, the day I found out I was sick. I went in for gallbladder surgery and come out to news that I needed …
Tissue and Cornea Recipients
Dalton Burger – Cornea Recipient
My incident happened 4 years ago when I was 19 and having fun. I attended a party with a few other friends having a good …
Waiting
Todd Cade – Passed Away While Waiting
Back in 1993 I was having severe back pain, so I went to the doctor and that’s when I found out I was in renal …
Tissue and Cornea Recipients
Amaya Deye – Tissue Recipient
In the beginning, I felt like my knee would dislocate or be out of place for hours or even days before it felt semi normal …
Tissue and Cornea Recipients
Tysha Wilder – Passed away while waiting
I was first diagnosed with Lupus when I was about 25 years old. My journey had been fairly uneventful until I got pregnant and gave …
